Juanita du Plessis (née Naudé; born April 26) is a Namibian

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singer. She became known for her song ''Ska-Rumba''. Du Plessis' singing career began in 1998 with her debut album ''Juanita''. That year she won the CMA (Country Music Association in Namibia) awards as best singer, best songwriter and the Association's Award for outstanding achievement. Her record sales total over 3 000 000. In 2010 she received a

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in the category Best Afrikaans DVD for her 10 Year Hit Celebration Production. The DVD contains her most successful hits over the first 10 years of her singing career. She was also crowned the most popular female artist for the seventh consecutive year at the Huisgenoot's Tempo Awards ceremony in Johannesburg during 2011. In 2018 she celebrated 20 years in the music industry, releasing a greatest hits album ''20 Jaar – Treffers van 2008–2018.'' Biggest Seller up to date: Vlieg hoog gospel album vol.2 - Juanita du Plessis. 190 000 units sold x5 platinum

Albums

* ''Young Hearts'' (platinum) * ''Ek en Jy (Ska-rumba)'' (3× platinum) * ''Dis waar ek wil wees'' (2× platinum) * ''Jy is...'' (3 x platinum) * ''Altyd Daar'' (3× platinum) * ''Bly by my'' (2× platinum) * ''Jou Skaduwee'' (2× platinum) * ''Vlieg Hoog'' (5× platinum) * ''Volmaakte Kring'' (3× platinum) * ''Bring jou Hart'', duet with

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(3× platinum) * ''10 Jaar Platinum Treffers'' (4× platinum) * ''Engel van my hart'' (4× platinum) * ''Wees Lig'' (3× platinum) ( SA No. 1) * ''Hart vol Drome'', duet with

(Platinum) * ''Jy Voltooi My'' (2× Platinum) (SA No. 3) * ''Nashville'' (Platinum) (SA No. 15) * ''Toe Staan Die Wêreld Stil'' (Platinum) (SA No. 7) * ''Koningskind'' (Platinum) (SA No. 7) * '' Kaalvoetkinners'' (Juanita du Plessis, Franja du Plessis & Ruan Josh) Goud * ''20 Jaar – Treffers van 2008–2018'' * '' Dis Tyd'' (SA No. 1) Goud * '' Sing country '' (Juanita du Plessis, Franja du Plessis, Ruan Josh) Several albums are in

and the titles of these are kept in the original language.

DVDs

* ''Juanita Op haar Beste'' (direct, 4× platinum) * ''Altyd daar DVD'' (2× platinum) * ''Bring jou hart'', duet with

(5× platinum) * ''10 Jaar Platinum Treffers DVD'' (3× platinum) * ''Tydloos... Die Musiekvideo's'' (platinum) * ''Hart vol Drome'', duet with

(2× platinum) * ''Tydloos 2 (Die Musiekvideo's)''

Personal life

Du Plessis was born on April 26 in

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(present-day Namibia). She and her husband Doepie have three children: Ruan (son) and twins Mario (son) and Franja (daughter). Franja is also an Afrikaans singer.

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External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20150220201542/http://www.juanitaduplessis.com/ (Afrikaans) * https://web.archive.org/web/20131121062227/http://vetseun.co.za/anarkans/bladsy/juanita.htm 20th-century Namibian women singers 20th-century South African women singers 21st-century Namibian women singers 21st-century South African women singers Afrikaans-language singers Living people Namibian Afrikaner people Namibian expatriates in South Africa Namibian people of South African descent People from Windhoek White Namibian people Year of birth missing (living people) {{SouthAfrica-musician-stub